<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field --> <!--X-From-R13: X Q Znjerapr <pynjNpc.arg> --> <!--X-Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 15:58:24 -0800 --> <!--X-Message-Id: E11z7GP-0007qh-00@under.eng.cp.net --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: A538153C8E25D11192FA00805F1595950261266F@JETHRO --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:claw@cp.net"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00652.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00656.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00648.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00707.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00653">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00653">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00653">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field </LI> <LI><em>From</em>: J C Lawrence <<A HREF="mailto:claw#cp,net">claw#cp,net</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 15:58:21 -0800</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu">mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 14:21:57 -0800 Sellers, Michael <MSellers#maxis,com> wrote: > seed = location seed + (obj ID | activity ID) + your skill level > randNum = rand(seed) > if (your skill > randNum) success = TRUE; > Is that essentially what you were talking about? Given a rand() function that will always return the same value for the same argument, yes. Without that you merely have a more expensive PRNG with odd distributions -- ie little to no gain. -- J C Lawrence Internet: claw#kanga,nu ----------(*) Internet: coder#kanga,nu ...Honorary Member of Clan McFud -- Teamer's Avenging Monolith... _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev maillist - MUD-Dev#kanga,nu <A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00707" HREF="msg00707.html">Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Travis Casey <efindel@io.com></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00648" HREF="msg00648.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Sellers, Michael" <MSellers@maxis.com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00652.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] Ideas for dynamically generated worlds</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00656.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00648.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00707.html">Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00653"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00653"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00705" HREF="msg00705.html">Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel@io.com">efindel@io.com</a>, Tue 21 Dec 1999, 17:38 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00713" HREF="msg00713.html">Re: Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam@angel.com">adam@angel.com</a>, Tue 21 Dec 1999, 22:59 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00671" HREF="msg00671.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Raph & Kristen Koster <a href="mailto:koster@eden.com">koster@eden.com</a>, Sat 18 Dec 1999, 17:52 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00648" HREF="msg00648.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Sellers, Michael <a href="mailto:MSellers@maxis.com">MSellers@maxis.com</a>, Fri 17 Dec 1999, 23:00 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00653" HREF="msg00653.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw@cp.net">claw@cp.net</a>, Fri 17 Dec 1999, 23:58 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00707" HREF="msg00707.html">Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel@io.com">efindel@io.com</a>, Tue 21 Dec 1999, 17:38 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00656" HREF="msg00656.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam@angel.com">adam@angel.com</a>, Sat 18 Dec 1999, 00:01 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00661" HREF="msg00661.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Sellers, Michael <a href="mailto:MSellers@maxis.com">MSellers@maxis.com</a>, Sat 18 Dec 1999, 04:26 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00663" HREF="msg00663.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw@kanga.nu">claw@kanga.nu</a>, Sat 18 Dec 1999, 05:36 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>